Policy Issues

Is Suicide Painless By G To borrow a well-known literary phrase, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This week, in particular, we have experienced the worst of times. Death is a part of the normal life cycle. However, unexpected, unplanned death is shocking. Death self-inflicted is tragic. Our society […]

Campaign Finance Reform and The Demise of Public Financing Christopher J. Schaefer, MA 10 June 2018 The Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971, the 1974 amendments to the Federal Elections Campaign Act, and the landmark 1976 Supreme Court case Buckley v. Valeo profoundly impacted the conduct of American public policy and political campaigns. This paper […]